Negotiation Prep

Provider: Northwestern Memorial Hospital  ·  Payer: Imagine Health  ·  Generated: 2026-08-08 08:27 UTC
Your argument
6 of 9 procedures priced below market median with Imagine Health. Lead with 74177 HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast — $648 per procedure below the market median, the sharpest single-line gap.
9
Procedures analyzed
6
Below median
-$2,150
Total gap (per proc)

Rate Comparison by Procedure

CPTDescription Your RateMedianTop Quartile Gap to MedianGap to Top QN
74177 HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $2,333.34 $2,981.49 $3,629.64 -648.15 -1,296.30 2
70553 HB MRI Brain Stem W/O & W/Dye $2,077.11 $2,654.09 $3,231.06 -576.97 -1,153.95 2
70551 HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye $1,499.31 $1,915.79 $2,332.26 -416.48 -832.95 2
71250 HB CT Thorax, Diagnostic W/O Dye $1,007.10 $1,286.85 $1,566.60 -279.75 -559.50 2
99284 HB ED Visit Level 4 $1,267.85 $1,391.40 $1,514.94 -123.54 -247.09 2
99283 HB ED Visit Level 3 $597.44 $702.76 $808.08 -105.32 -210.64 2
29881 HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat $9,898.97 $9,898.97 $9,898.97 +0.00 +0.00 1
93005 Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing $47.04 $47.04 1
43239 HB Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple $2,613.80 $2,272.27 $2,613.80 +341.53 +0.00 2

Recommended Asks

Procedures where your rate sits below the market top quartile. Negotiating these to top-quartile is the standard ask.

CPTDescription Current RateTarget (Top Q)Lift
74177 HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast $2,333.34 $3,629.64 +1,296.30 (55.6%)
70553 HB MRI Brain Stem W/O & W/Dye $2,077.11 $3,231.06 +1,153.95 (55.6%)
70551 HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye $1,499.31 $2,332.26 +832.95 (55.6%)
71250 HB CT Thorax, Diagnostic W/O Dye $1,007.10 $1,566.60 +559.50 (55.6%)
99284 HB ED Visit Level 4 $1,267.85 $1,514.94 +247.09 (19.5%)
99283 HB ED Visit Level 3 $597.44 $808.08 +210.64 (35.3%)

Anonymized Peer Comparison

Peer hospitals are anonymized to "Peer Hospital A/B/C…" sorted by rate (highest first). Real hospital identities are never included in this report.

CPTDescriptionPeer rates
74177 HB CT Abd & Pelv W/Contrast Peer Hospital A $3,629.64
70553 HB MRI Brain Stem W/O & W/Dye Peer Hospital A $3,231.06
70551 HB MRI Brain Stem W/O Dye Peer Hospital A $2,332.26
71250 HB CT Thorax, Diagnostic W/O Dye Peer Hospital A $1,566.60
99284 HB ED Visit Level 4 Peer Hospital A $1,514.94
99283 HB ED Visit Level 3 Peer Hospital A $808.08
93005 Routine electrocardiogram (ECG) using at least 12 leads with tracing Peer Hospital A $47.04
43239 HB Egd Transoral Biopsy Single/Multiple Peer Hospital A $1,930.74